Personal Narrative: My Life In Marana, Arizona

Marana, Arizona- it was a hot summer in 1982, surrounded by desert sands, cactus and Palo Verde trees where two young children of a ranch hand whose curiosity guided them on their lessons in freedom. The morning sun rises and a warm breeze is in the air, the horses are saddled and ready for the new day adventure. A refreshed brown and tan Quarter horse named Ms. Barb is waiting patiently for me, and a paint Palomino horse named ironically Paint is waiting for my brother, Mark. We will rise up to mount on the horses back and venture into the desert for today’s exploration. These day explorations and adventures became the learning tools of freedoms like freedom of mind, natural education and self-reliance that are were not known much of my …show more content…
I have been able to experience life and death in nature’s atmosphere, grow a respect and love for all that is in it, and at the same time realize the important factors that everything plays to each stage of life. I have been able to experience freedom of mind through learning to be accountable for my actions at an early age and if I made a bad choice, it could lead to deadly consequences, and good choices led me to amazing experiences. I learned a freedom of education that most don’t get to experience through living life in nature and its habitat. I learned how to survive and how to stay safe in an environment that most would die in, because they don’t know what’s in the desert or how to find what’s needed to survive. I learned a freedom of self-reliance; I know in my life I have to work for what I want. I don’t depend on others to do for me because I know how to do it for myself. People today are so reliant on computers, social media and entitlements of the world. My personal freedoms were acquired from my life experiences and they include the freedom of an open mind, self-education and